Donald Trump Scheduled to Headline Midterm Campaign Rally in Chillicothe
The evening event at Ohio University Chillicothe’s Shoemaker Center comes six days before the Nov. 3 election.
Donald Trump addresses supporters at a campaign rally.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a midterm campaign rally in Chillicothe on Wednesday, Oct. 28, six days before Ohio voters go to the polls, according to an event listing posted by the Republican National Committee. The rally is being held at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe, located at 101 University Drive.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m., the program begins at 5:30 p.m., and the president’s remarks are scheduled to start at 7 p.m., the listing says. Tickets are free, but attendees must register in advance through the official event page, with sign-ups limited to four tickets per person and confirmation required by text message.
The Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe.
Credit: Ohio University Image source
The listing named no location when checked Monday afternoon, but by Tuesday morning the page’s event details were updated to name the Shoemaker Center and its University Drive address. According to Ohio University, the Shoemaker Center is the campus recreation building, dedicated in 1979 and named for former Ohio Lt. Gov. Myrl Shoemaker, featuring bleacher seating for approximately 2,400 spectators along with a basketball court, walking track and fitness center.
Due to the president's visit, the Chillicothe Police Department announced a parking ban on High Street between Main Street and Kopp Street from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with additional road closures expected throughout the day as needed.
The Chillicothe stop comes in the final week of the campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when Ohio voters will decide the special U.S. Senate election between Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown, along with the governor’s race between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, and Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the special election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated, with Trump also having endorsed state Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general in September.
The event is billed as a “Midterm Rally in Chillicothe, Ohio featuring President Donald J. Trump” and is paid for by Trump 47 Committee Inc., a joint fundraising committee that includes the Republican National Committee, the federal accounts of state Republican parties including Ohio’s, and the president’s Save America and Never Surrender political committees.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a midterm campaign rally in Chillicothe on Wednesday, Oct. 28, six days before Ohio voters go to the polls, according to an event listing posted by the Republican National Committee.
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President Donald Trump will headline a midterm campaign rally in Chillicothe on Wednesday, Oct. 28, six days before Ohio voters go to the polls, according to an event listing posted by the Republican National Committee.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m., the program begins at 5:30 p.m., and the president’s remarks are scheduled to start at 7 p.m., the listing says.
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Doors open at 3:30 p.m. The program begins at 5:30 p.m., and the president’s remarks are scheduled to start at 7 p.m., the listing says.
Tickets are free, but attendees must register in advance through the official event page, with sign-ups limited to four tickets per person and confirmation required by text message.
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Tickets are free, but attendees must register in advance through the official event page. Sign-ups are limited to four tickets per person, and registrants must confirm by text message before their tickets are valid.
Due to the president's visit, the Chillicothe Police Department announced a parking ban on High Street between Main Street and Kopp Street from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with additional road closures expected throughout the day as needed.
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The city announced Tuesday that no parking will be permitted on High Street between Main Street and Kopp Street from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday because of the president’s visit, the Chillicothe Police Department said in a post. Additional closures will occur throughout the day as needed, and the department urged drivers to plan accordingly.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, and Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the special election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated, with Trump also having endorsed state Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general in September.
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The stop puts the president in Ross County in the final week of a midterm cycle in which Ohio’s ballot carries both a governor’s race and a special U.S. Senate election. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, and Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the special election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated. Trump has also weighed in further down the ballot, endorsing state Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general in September.
The event is billed as a “Midterm Rally in Chillicothe, Ohio featuring President Donald J. Trump” and is paid for by Trump 47 Committee Inc., a joint fundraising committee that includes the Republican National Committee, the federal accounts of state Republican parties including Ohio’s, and the president’s Save America and Never Surrender political committees.
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The event is billed as a “Midterm Rally in Chillicothe, Ohio featuring President Donald J. Trump.” It is paid for by Trump 47 Committee Inc., a joint fundraising committee that includes the Republican National Committee, the federal accounts of state Republican parties including Ohio’s, and the president’s Save America and Never Surrender political committees, according to the listing.
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The rally is being held at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe, located at 101 University Drive.
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The official event page for Wednesday’s rally lists the venue as the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe, 101 University Drive.
The listing named no location when checked Monday afternoon, but by Tuesday morning the page’s event details were updated to name the Shoemaker Center and its University Drive address.
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The listing named no location when checked Monday afternoon, showing only the date, the schedule and the ticket signup. By Tuesday morning, the page’s event details named the Shoemaker Center and its University Drive address.
According to Ohio University, the Shoemaker Center is the campus recreation building, dedicated in 1979 and named for former Ohio Lt. Gov. Myrl Shoemaker, featuring bleacher seating for approximately 2,400 spectators along with a basketball court, walking track and fitness center.
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The Shoemaker Center sits at 101 University Drive on the Ohio University Chillicothe campus. According to Ohio University, it is the campus recreation building, with a full-length basketball court, a walking track and a fitness center, and bleacher seating for approximately 2,400 spectators. The building was dedicated in 1979 and named for Myrl Shoemaker, a longtime Ohio state representative who later served as lieutenant governor. The center also hosts graduation ceremonies and community events.
The Chillicothe stop comes in the final week of the campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when Ohio voters will decide the special U.S. Senate election between Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown, along with the governor’s race between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton.
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The Chillicothe stop comes in the final week of the fall campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when Ohio voters will decide the special U.S. Senate election between Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown, along with the governor’s race between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton.